hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
family; members of a family
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to go along; to walk along; to follow