distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to begin talking; to open up
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to gain weight; to put on weight
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
exploitation; overuse; abuse
general idea; concept; notion
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
apparent temperature; "feels like" temperature
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
to make sure of the truth
opportunely; conveniently; at the right time
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
final scene; the end; finale
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to succeed; to bear fruit
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
on the occasion of; at the time of