to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
insolent fellow; rude fellow
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
by myself; in person; by oneself
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to talk; to chat; to chatter
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
same family (race, tribe)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(arch.) to spin; (arch.) to revolve; to be dizzy; to feel faint; to bustle about
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
society; the world; the times
to speak ill of; to disparage
to flare up; to fly into a rage