weather; climate; disposition; temperament
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
man who is popular with women
collection of (famous) quotes; collection of sayings; analects
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
selection of masterpieces
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
romantic film; love movie
this for sure; certainly is
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
love story; romance; love affair
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
handful; small amount; small number
though; even if; whether ... or ...
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
late at night; at a late hour
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
wise saying; famous saying
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle