verbal message; word (from someone)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
separate case; another matter
falling in love; attachment
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
duty; obligation; responsibility
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
inside the encampment; within the camp
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
monolith; large slab of rock
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
influence; clout; leverage
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to throw away; to abandon
now that you say that; now that you mention it
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
family; relatives; dependents; household
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to be bewildered; to be perplexed