fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to be smeared; to be covered
close; intimate; on good terms
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
first world problem; good problem to have
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
delay; putting off; procrastination
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to manage something successfully; to be successful
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
blur; blurred; indistinct
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
job hunting; job searching
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
and then; and so; and; so then
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards