strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to be rearranged or transposed
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
deep affection; dear; beloved
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
mass psychology; mob psychology; crowd psychology; herd mentality; group mind
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
one's whole heart; everything one feels
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
year in, year out; always; 24-7
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to be overcome with emotion
to be jealous; to be envious
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive