with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
family; members of a family
good humour (humor); good mood
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
completely naked; in one's birthday suit
go that far; to that extent
self-consciousness; self-awareness
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
person of common sense; common sense man
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
world; society; people; the public
close; intimate; on good terms
class; heading; group; category
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the opposite sex; isomerism
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate