to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
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)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
extended leave; long vacation
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
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
commander; commanding officer; CO
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
home; household; family; hearth
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
rational; reasonable; logical
five (long cylindrical things)
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance