to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to watch intently; to stare
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
(period of) a year; during an era
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
attack; assault; attempt; try
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
dozens; scores of; decades
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
unrequited love; one-sided love
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks