to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be ill; to suffer from
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
one's house; one's home; one's family
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to sob; to be choked with tears
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
encouragement; cheering on
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
not being late (for school, work, etc. over a certain period); never being late
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
job application form; employee satisfaction
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed