attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to feel depressed; to be down
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
comfort; consolation; diversion
when it comes to ...; as for ...
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
hope of success; prospects of success
way one walks; one's walk
in a day; in a brief space of time
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal