to be prolonged; to drag on
the place for; the time for; the level of
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
not caring; not giving a damn
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
being left out; being ostracized
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
future (usually near); prospects
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end