manners; behavior; behaviour
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
no, not like that (but like this)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to let out a cry; to break forth
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)