to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
modesty; humility; being humble
battle of wits; contest of wits
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
third time lucky; third time's the charm
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
pure heart; naivete; innocence
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
scene; sight; scenario; setting