coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
how; in what way; in what manner
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
strong pressure; heavy pressure
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
it's been a long time; long time no see
one's post; place of work; workplace
news; word; tidings; omen
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
performance of one's official duties
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
urban area; urban district
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences