to stare in wonder; to be amazed
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to complain; to make a complaint
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
gender; distinction of sex; sex
in that way; like that; that way
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
if you think about it; come to think of it
(not) even once; (not) ever
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to express (in words); to confess
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to fall on one's backside
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless