turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
making out and being lovey-dovey
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
you (plural); all of you; you all
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
authenticity; credibility
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
(personal) guarantor; (personal) surety; person providing a character reference
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
imperial court; royal court
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
likability; favorability; popularity
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game