immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
when it becomes; when it comes to
such; this sort of; like this
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
myself; yourself; I; me; you
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
of course; certainly; naturally
final; eventual; ultimate
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to become possible; to become able to (do)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
directly opposite; right in front
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it