pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
after school (at the end of the day)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
invitation; introduction; temptation
different opinion; objection
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
bet; wager; stake; gamble
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass