to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
almost; roughly; approximately
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
solution; solution strategy
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
big thanks; great gratitude
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
event; phenomenon; matter
self-absorbed; self-contained
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
empty (useless) formalities
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
several times; once or twice
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment