only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
event; phenomenon; matter
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
intelligence; discernment
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following