promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
conviction; belief; confidence
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
(not) even once; (not) ever
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
special; particular; peculiar; unique
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
meal set before one; women's advances
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
danger; peril; hazard; risk
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
regret; repentance; remorse
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
name; given name; first name
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
of course; certainly; naturally