interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
fast-talking; rapid talking
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
because of; owing to; due to
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
being upright and cleanhanded
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
negative emotions; negative feelings
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
right (to do something); authority; power
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging