heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
taste; liking; preference
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
flexible (person); open-minded
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
respect and affection; love and respect
yearning; longing for; deep affection
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
appearance; expression; manifestation
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)