questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to degenerate; to lapse into
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to succeed; to bear fruit
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
my personal (e.g. opinion)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
earthly paradise; heaven on earth
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
gaudy; flashy; showy; glittery; sparkly; shiny
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
pure and innocent; immaculate
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency