interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
event; phenomenon; matter
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
training; drill; practice; discipline
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
all; entire; whole; altogether
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to put on airs; to assume importance
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
question; inquiry; enquiry
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on