interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
authenticity; credibility
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
possible; likely; probable