everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to subsist; to keep on living
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look around; to survey
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
decision; determination; resolution
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time