to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
genuine article; real thing; real deal
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
straight; as the crow flies
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to apologize; to apologise
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in