to mix; to stir; to blend
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to look forward to something
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
face; looks; vestiges; trace
second day of the month; two days
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
justice; fairness; impartiality
those (near the second person)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
if so; in that case; in that situation
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
imagination; supposition; guess
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
whispering into a person's ear