devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
personal; individual; private
now that you say that; now that you mention it
being in love with each other
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
had better ...; had better not ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
in proportion to; according to; depending on
unexpectedly; surprisingly
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
thought; consideration; thinking
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
with these words; while saying
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
joint struggle; common (united) front
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
coincident with; while; simultaneously
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession