disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
football pitch; soccer field
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to look young; to seem young
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
otherwise; or else; if not
to continue to do; to persist in doing
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
fast-talking; rapid talking
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted