to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to pause; to have a short intermission
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
suggestion; hint; implication
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
and; thereupon; because of that
contrary to one's expectations
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to be silent; to say nothing
until now; so far; up to the present
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling