friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
surrounding at a distance
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
regret; repentance; remorse
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
new invention (discovery)
advanced materials; new high-tech materials