audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
accomplishment; execution
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
human kindness; human weakness
curious; strange; unusual
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
expected value; expectation value; expectation
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
general; popular; common; typical
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to degenerate; to lapse into
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
independence; self-reliance
interference; meddling; butting in
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs