feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to become attached; to begin to love
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
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)
treating someone like a child
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
biological younger brother
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to speak; to hear a voice
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly