as before; as ever; as it was originally
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
chair; stool; post; office; position
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
do not pursue those who leave you
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)