captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
should; must; -able; probably; likely
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
softly; mildly; gently; politely
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
probability; likelihood; chances
difficult to ...; hard to ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
older brother; elder brother
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid