painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
one way or the other; either way
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
whatever (the case may be)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
long ago; already; a long time ago
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
one's own property; possessions
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to thrust before; to thrust at
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation