reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
the last moment; the very end
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
right to choose; a say; option
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
breaking off; snapping off
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
that is to say; so that means
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
long (time that has passed); old (story)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
survival; survivor; relic
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity