to be needed; to be wanted
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
mapping; map; image; representation
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
sentiment; sentimentality
not a little; not a few; considerable
wicked heart; evil design
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
systematic; regular; routine
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth