likability; favorability; popularity
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
in process; during execution; runtime
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
the same; the said; likewise
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
exhibition; exhibition game; exhibition match
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright