direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
why; how; for what reason
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be silent; to say nothing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
companion; partner; spouse
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
proper; appropriate; due; suitable