satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
sad; wretched; deplorable
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
tendency; trend; inclination
the opposite sex; isomerism
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
much less; to say nothing of
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
prime minister; premier; chancellor
Nichole; Nicholl; Nicol; Nicoll; Nicolle
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank