thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
care; precaution; guarding; caution
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
you could say; you might say; verging on the
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to speak; to say; to vocalize
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up