to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
distrust; unjust suspicion
incident; affair; happening; event
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to ask a question; to ask questions
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
himself; yourself; herself
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
production (e.g. play); direction
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes