to knock down; to slap down; to floor
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
sour look; surly face; pout
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
such; this sort of; like this
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by