quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
first meeting; first interview with
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to set (sun); to become dark
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
if you think about it; come to think of it
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
if you do this; if this is the case
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to ask a question; to ask questions
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
gem; jewel; precious stone
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.