defense; defence; protection
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
powerless; helpless; incompetent
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to withstand; to be able to endure
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to have an uneasy conscience
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
since when; from when; how long
thereupon; shortly thereafter
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
villain; baddie; the villain's part
stirring; rousing oneself
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
strongish; somewhat strong
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to beat time; to mark time