sympathy; empathy; response
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
state of mind; mentality; psychology
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
no, not like that (but like this)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
along the road; along the way
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to spit out; to eject; to dump
unpopular (esp. with the opposite sex); undatable
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
even so; anyhow; at any rate
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
so; like this; in this way
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
since then; from that time; ever since
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to come and go; to go back and forth
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger