to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
beyond that point; after that
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
third day of the month; three days
to look around; to survey
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to have one's horizons broadened
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
long time; long interval; for quite some time
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance