to detain; to check; to restrain
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
story; tale; talk; discussion
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
in comparison to; rather than
rather; better; instead; if anything
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
thorough discussion; careful consideration; rigorous investigation
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why