emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
all eyes; public attention
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to become red; to redden; to blush
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
long time; long interval; for quite some time
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
like this; this sort; this way
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)