to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to accept; to receive; to agree
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
be (that) as it may; having said that
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
being in love with each other
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
and yet; though; when; in spite of
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
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)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not