to open (one's eyes) wide
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to taste; to try (food or drink)
in the meanwhile; during the time
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
conversely; on the contrary
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
imagination; supposition; guess