to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to smile (at); to grin (at)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
bodily sensation; sense; experience
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
second (unit of time); arc second
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to sink (into); to get depressed
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
on the sea; surface of the sea
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
last night; yesterday evening
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
standard; set; routine; decided
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to redeem (from sin); to save
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
joint together; opposite; facing
intimacy; affection; familiarity
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
something; some kind of; for some reason
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
opposite; reverse; contrary
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work