a short while ago; already
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
female friend; woman friend
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
every year; yearly; annually
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
that is to say; so that means
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
explanation; interpretation
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
guess; conjecture; surmise
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
capacity; volume; capacitance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to give directions; to issue instructions
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur