letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
choices; alternatives; options
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
duty; obligation; responsibility
secondary; of secondary importance
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
without; but if; otherwise; or else
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
obsession; compulsive idea
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
self-development; self-enlightenment
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
with a friendly grin; smilingly
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love