to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
if you think about it; come to think of it
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
witnessing; observing; sighting
much less; to say nothing of
thereupon; shortly thereafter
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
reason; logic; method; system; order
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to waive one's right; to waive a right
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
final; eventual; ultimate
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
many people; a large number of people