time; season; period; phase; stage
every year; yearly; annually
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard