but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to have an eye on; to zero in on
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
almost every day; almost daily
to squash; to crush; to flatten
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
have a pain in one's chest
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
solitude; loneliness; isolation
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
distant look; faraway look
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
underground train; subway
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
around the world; throughout the world
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
several years; a few years
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
guess; conjecture; surmise
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
increased volume or quantity
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to be reminded of; to call to mind
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words