as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
waiting for the traffic lights to change
while; during (the time when)
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
instability; insecurity; crankiness
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
urgent; pressing; exigent
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
this is why; this means; it is the case that
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
each individual; each person
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
promotion; raising of status
consideration; taking into account
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
all things are in a state of flux; everything is constantly changing
creator; inventor; developer
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh