affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
(in) the air; midair; sky
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
big leakage; uncontained leak
thought; consideration; thinking
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
way; method; means; resource; course
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
without omission; in full
and then; and so; and; so then
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
having gone too far to turn back