circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
man; male; masculine gender
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
thought; consideration; thinking
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
love affair; love relationship
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
grasp; catch; understanding
to have a relationship; to have relations
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
now that; since; so long as; because
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
relatively; comparatively
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
settlement; solution; resolution
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say