awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
depending on; dependent on
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
use; utilization; utilisation; application
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
story; tale; talk; discussion
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
gentle; mild; meek; tender