reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
rest; break; recess; intermission
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
metal fittings; metal fixtures
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
spine; backbone; spinal column
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
explosion; rupture; break off