ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
what do you want?; can I help you?
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
woman; female; feminine gender
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to see through; to see the true nature of something
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to move forward; to move on
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
light; faint; pale; fleeting
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to jump up and down; to hop