the more one looks (at it) the more...
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
fast approach; quick intimacy
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
prohibition; inhibition; ban
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to pick up; to find; to gather
determination; resolution
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
true character; real nature
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
piece; fragment; one (object)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings