blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
anything and everything; just about everything
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
it's not like; it isn't as if
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
breathing of a sleeping person
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still