feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to breathe while sleeping
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
simply; merely; only; solely
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
boisterously; roughly; briskly
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse