effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
grasp; catch; understanding
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
future (usually near); prospects
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
endless; boundless; everlasting
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
setting off (on a trip); departure
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality