arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
to become distant; to recede
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
course; route; path; process; means
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
initial value; initializing value; default value
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
decision; settlement; definition
just one person; only one
since one was born; (in) all one's life
memories; recollections; reminiscence
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
if it is the case that ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out