attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
shore; bank (of a body of water)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to remain married for life
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
directly opposite; right in front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to live; to make a living; to get on with
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
marriage proposal; courtship
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
to pick up; to find; to gather
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset