to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
relation; connection; relevance
to ask a question; to ask questions
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to collapse into; to flop onto
anything and everything; just about everything
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
breath; breathing; tone; mood
temporary; provisional; interim
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent