few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to have a rumor circulating
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
whichever one chooses; either way
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
that's true; of course; obviously
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to become obsessed with; to be possessed (by spirits, etc.); to be obsessive compulsive (OCD)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
supreme; sublime; highest
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
feigned; pretending (not to know)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with