(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
interference; intervention; meddling
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
clear; precise; definite; distinct
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
having said that; on the other hand
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
object of romantic interest
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
no-good man; (male) loser
possible; likely; probable
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
curtain; hanging; bunting
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...