washing (someone else's body); scrubbing each other
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
because of; owing to; due to
yearning; longing for; deep affection
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
reason for being; raison d'être
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly