to collapse into; to flop onto
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to be at a loss for words
calm; composed; cool; quiet
speech and conduct; words and deeds
whatever brought that on?
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
human relations; personal relationships
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
(one) could even say that
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
true character; real nature
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet