quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to need; to call for; to require
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
high-quality goods; luxury item
first-rate; finest quality; the best
vast; limitless; boundless
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
nostalgia; homesickness; longing for home
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
inside one's heart; in one's mind
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to blaze; to burn brightly
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
with no effort at all; easily
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible