to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
preface; introduction; preamble
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
one's whole heart; everything one feels
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
(distinction of) sex; gender
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently