stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
performing without rehearsal
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
nice; likeable; desirable
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
loveable; very likeable; like very much
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
(not) so much; (not) that much
very; much; greatly; a lot of
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
only; merely; but; no more than
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)