innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
clearing one's throat; cough
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to do together; to share; to participate in
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to knock down; to knock off
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
calm; composed; cool; quiet
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to say; to be called; to do
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be worn down; to be reduced