confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
like this; this sort; this way
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be silent; to say nothing
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
invitation; introduction; temptation
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to complain; to make a complaint
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to go out and away; to leave
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
presence (impressive quality)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
that's the way it is; such is life
in person; personally; directly
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
single word; a few words; brief comment