mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
that's the way it is; such is life
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
in that manner; like that
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
difference in social standing; difference in social position
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to attack; to assault; to assail
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
indeed; really; truly; very much
office (e.g. the Oval Office)