function; facility; faculty; feature
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
unidentifiable; unidentified
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to torment; to torture; to harass
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
even if ...; even supposing that ...
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
at a loss for words; stumped for words
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to rank next to; to come after
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees