intermission (between acts); interlude
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
by myself; in person; by oneself
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
fall; drop; descent; coming down
that; the matter in question
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to shake one's head (in denial)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to jar; to creak; to grate
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
all; entire; whole; altogether
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to add (to); to add on; to append
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to die; to lay down life's burden
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like