tenderhearted; faint of heart
day by day; every day; by the day
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to increase; to add to; to augment
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
wherein; therein; thereinto
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
elopement; running away with a lover
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
stifled (laughter); simmering
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
moaning; muttering; complaining
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy
as you see; as you can see
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart