close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
long ago; already; a long time ago
connection; link; relationship
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
by today; before the day is over
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to say no more; to sink into silence
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness