expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
than; other than; except; but
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
scene; view; prospect; outlook
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
error of judgment; miscalculation
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
moment; brief space of time
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
light; faint; pale; fleeting
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
blighted love; disappointed love
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
vexing; irritating; impatient