no matter how much time passes
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
gradually; slowly but steadily
to slap; to strike; to spank
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
eccentric; crank; oddball
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
(act of) writing on a blackboard
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
truancy; absence without leave
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
belief; faith; conviction
in name only; titular; nominal
spirituality; spiritual nature
to boil down; to condense
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial