ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
carnivore; carnivorous animal
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
soldier; combatant; warrior
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
great laughter; burst of laughter
dullard; indecisive person
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
stifled (laughter); simmering
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something