lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
law and order; (official) discipline
with a momentary flash of light
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
sorry; excuse me; thank you
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
in a way that is uncharacteristic of ...; in a way that is unbecoming to ...; in a way that is unbefitting of ...; despite one's position as ...; despite being ...
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
sign; indication; omen; symptom
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence