nice; likeable; desirable
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
rather; sooner; preferably
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
give-and-take; give and take
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to relapse; to reassert; to review
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
fast-talking; rapid talking
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
one by one; one each; one at a time
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round