to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
memories; recollections; reminiscence
everything; anything; nothing
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
prohibition; inhibition; ban
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
doing as one is told; yes-man
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality