somehow; for some reason or other
warmly; cordially; with tender care
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
father; dad; husband; you; he
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
regret; repentance; remorse
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(together) with; -wide; including
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
disinformation; false information
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis