to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
gem; jewel; precious stone
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
interruption; suspension; break