American shorthair (cat breed)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
reputation; respectability
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
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)
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse