forced laugh; forced smile
pointing out; identification
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
not caring; not giving a damn
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be softened; to calm down
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
clearing one's throat; cough
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be at a loss for words
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
hiding one's embarrassment
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted