unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
there being no backing out; gone too far to retreat
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
single word; a few words; brief comment
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
such; like that; that sort of; very
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends