sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to push aside; to brush aside
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
that's a different matter; that's a different story
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to lay aside; to set aside
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
now that; since; so long as; because
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog