ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
too much; excessively; too
at a young age; while still young
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
the opposite sex; isomerism
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
rising; ascending; climbing
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
assertion; declaration; affirmation
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
being in love with each other
love affair; love relationship
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
blighted love; disappointed love
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
brothers and sisters; siblings