the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
long time; long interval; for quite some time
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to summon courage; to be brave
reconciliation; make peace with
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
due form; official; formality
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
suffix for familiar person
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to rank next to; to come after
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
deck cargo; upper layer of goods; extra; to pile on top of
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to read smoothly; to skim
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
limited; limiting; restrictive
(divine) providence; dispensation
is something that; is that which
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
leg strength; walking ability; running ability