anguished; distressed; worried; horny
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
something; some kind of; for some reason
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to stop (plug) one's ears
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
determination; resolution
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to need; to call for; to require
to waver in one's resolution
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
nature; property; disposition
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
servant; manservant; menial
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
main question; real issue at hand
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)