touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to try to do; to attempt to do
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
and then; and so; and; so then
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
control; check; restraint; inhibition
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate