being in love with each other
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
how; in what way; how about
tension; mental strain; nervousness
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to watch steadily; to stare
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
serious look (on one's face); straight face
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)