snake; serpent; large snake
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to surround; to crowd around
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to put on airs; to assume importance
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
contrived; false-sounding
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
kindergartener; preschooler
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
noisy; confused; uproarious
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
to be worried; to be troubled
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless