by myself; in person; by oneself
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
invitation; introduction; temptation
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
affidavit; deposition; testimony
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
feeling; sense; impression
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
proposal; offer; request; application
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark