episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
sexy; popular; well-liked
single sexual encounter; one-night stand
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
general idea; concept; notion
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
situation of one's own doing
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to find fault with; to question
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
how much; how many; to what extent
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast