gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to have a talk; to tell a story
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
one's natural voice; one's normal speaking voice; chest voice; modal voice
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with