extended leave; long vacation
to face on; to look out on to
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
dream for the future; hopes for the future
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
possible; likely; probable
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
time axis; time basis; timeline
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
interference; intervention; meddling
final; eventual; ultimate
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
timewise; temporal; chronal
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
in one's own way or style
how many years; how long; what year
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
the reason is ...; it is because ...
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute