to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
carefree; free from worry
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to be able to manage somehow or another
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still