interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to be consistent; to be coherent
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to become attached; to begin to love
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
surely; certainly; without doubt
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)