possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
if it is the case that ...
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to be worried; to be troubled
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
first meeting; first interview with
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd