meaning; significance; sense
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to stiffen; to become stiff
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
age of majority; age of adulthood
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
not caring; not giving a damn
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?