to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
moving; touching; stirring
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
you could say; you might say; verging on the
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
because of; owing to; due to
rating; ranking; grading; classification
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one