wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
way out; means to escape; escape route
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
verbal promise; one's word