confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
great difference; major mistake
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
good humour (humor); good mood
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
for the first time in one's life
nod; inclination of the head
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to like; to love; to be fond of
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to become pale; to turn pale
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)