to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
pixie (mythical creatures from Cornish folklore)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
all present; all concerned; all of us
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
every year; yearly; annually
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up