slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
prescribed form (of writing); format
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
many; numerous; various; large number of
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
delivery; transfer; hand-over