taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to awake from one's sleep
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
how-to (book); self-help book
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to slide into; to slip into
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
reconciliation; make peace with
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
self control; self restraint
curiosity; inquisitiveness
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to push aside; to push one's way through
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched