self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
pointing out; identification
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to well up; to burst; to arise
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
stepwise; one step at a time
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to move forward; to move on