to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
this world; this life; this generation; present day
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
choices; alternatives; options
nothing but; none other than
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
that's a different matter; that's a different story
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
talking while standing; standing around talking
social meeting place; watering hole
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out