assertion; declaration; affirmation
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
cannot be compared with; no match for
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
as if nothing had happened
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to harm; to cause harm to
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
interview (e.g. for a job)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")