(not) even once; (not) ever
matter of time; question of time
clear; precise; definite; distinct
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
thorough; exhaustive; complete
wish; desire; ambition; choice
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
reasoning; logic; persuasion
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
desperately; for one's dear life
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
shortsighted; narrow-minded
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
charming; fascinating; attractive
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
my personal (e.g. opinion)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
forgetting; lapse of memory
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders