in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
just managing; with great difficulty
green light; (giving) permission; OK
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
loss of virginity (in women); loss of maidenhead
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
individual differences; personal equation
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
not caring; not giving a damn
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
economical; efficient; lean; compact
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
several times; a few times
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest