to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to overdo; to do too much
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
if you think about it; come to think of it
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to think too much; to be over-concerned
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut