instability; insecurity; crankiness
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
besides; in addition; also; moreover
regret; repentance; remorse
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
senior high school student
much less; to say nothing of
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
please; somehow or other; one way or another
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
go that far; to that extent
to get one's head around; to think about
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic