emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
both; both sides; both parties
to happen to have on hand or in stock
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
long time; long interval; for quite some time
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
no-charge call (e.g. via Skype, etc.); toll-free call
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to get one's head around; to think about
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
instability; insecurity; crankiness
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
another thing; other things; another man's property
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece