bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
with a start; with a jump
coming out (as gay, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
first thing in the afternoon
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
desperation; struggle to the death
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
choices; alternatives; options
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet