love story; romance; love affair
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
close; intimate; on good terms
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
main; principal; chief; primary; major
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
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
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
motive power; driving force
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)