(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
over-fond parent; doting parent
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
popular person; favorite; favourite
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
very young; little; childish; immature
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide