to be caught off guard; to be caught unprepared
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
wide-open; frank; open; candid
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
finishing blow; coup de grâce
common use; communal use; sharing
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
back (of a chair); backrest
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
in public; in company; in the presence of others
big leakage; uncontained leak
willpower; energy; vitality
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
serious; severe; grave; acute
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
tedious; boring; being fed up with
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing