to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
security; stability; safety; peace
such ... as; or some such
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
departure; leaving; setting off
means; way; method; measure
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
connection; link; relationship
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
hobby friend; friend gained through common interests or personality
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to shed light; to cast light
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
popular name; common name; given name
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark