body; physique; build; stature
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
with a start; with a jump
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
admiration; being impressed (by)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
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
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
that is to say; so that means
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
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)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
the same generation; coeval
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
extended leave; long vacation