to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to hunger for love; to starve for love
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
great hurry; great haste; rush
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
fast-talking; rapid talking
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to be kind to; to treat kindly
likability; favorability; popularity
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
fluent (in a language); flowing
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
making a show of one's faults
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
sentiment; sentimentality
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
instead; but (on the other hand)
explanation; interpretation
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
in the end; at the end of the day
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
thoughtlessness; indiscretion