to boost; to force up; to push up
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
ideally; if one were to wish for more
(your) daughter; young woman
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
late at night; small hours of the morning
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to crawl out of; to creep out of
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
higher rank; better position
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
devotion; attachment; infatuation
long; drawn-out; very long
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
great difference; major mistake