lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
with a friendly grin; smilingly
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
both (people); the two of them
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
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)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to have a talk; to tell a story
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to make an appeal; to urge
although I say; although one might say; although called
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
script; screenplay; scenario
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
main cause; primary factor
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences