response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
difference in social standing; difference in social position
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
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)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
established fact; fait accompli
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
and yet; though; when; in spite of
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
world; society; people; the public
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
such; like that; in that way
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
simply; merely; only; solely
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
each time it happens; at all such times