after a long time; for the first time in a while
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
story; tale; talk; discussion
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to grow taller (of people)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
clear; evident; obvious; white
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
of course; certainly; naturally
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
deadly serious; deadly earnest
love quadrangle; four-way relationship