to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
sensual love; love affair
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
while; during; performed in this condition
while; during (the time when)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless