confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
health; healthy; sound; fit
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
shoulder rub; shoulder massage
momentous (crucial) decision
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
by means of; due to; because of; according to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to say; to be called; to do
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be annoying; to be troublesome; to be a burden
silence (not speaking); muteness
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
determination; resolution