ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
near oneself; close to one; familiar
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
wherein; therein; thereinto
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted