raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to have meaning; to be meaningful
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
grudge; complaint; reproach
to hide; to keep to oneself
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
next; secondly; subsequently
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
standing tall; towering; soaring
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
something like ...; something called ...
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
even if not; even without
advance; moving forward; progress
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)