serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
much less; to say nothing of
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
having said that; be that as it may
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
future (usually near); prospects
this and that; one thing and another
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness