to care for someone; to look after someone
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
from outside; from the side
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
together; at the same time; same; identical
all night long; all through the night
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
discipline; training; teaching manners
virtue; charm; merit; good point
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
the very start; the very beginning
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
internal conditions; true state of affairs
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping