to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
very; extremely; excessively
not understanding; not knowing
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to shake; to sway; to waver
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
hegemony; leadership; initiative
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross