bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to press a question; to cross-examine
everything; anything; nothing
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
it is no use crying over spilt milk
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
father and mother; parents
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
desperation; struggle to the death
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations