another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to become empty; to be emptied
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
no matter how much time passes
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
late at night; at a late hour
late at night; small hours of the morning
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
pitch dark; total darkness
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
body; physical system; (the) person
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to have meaning; to be meaningful
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships