ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
independence from parents
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
one more time; once more; once again
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to make merry; to be festive
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
fortune-telling; divination
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that