in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
meaning; significance; sense
social; societal; societary
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
dated; date; fixed; external
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to accept; to receive; to agree
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to affect; to impact; to influence
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
one-by-one; separately; in detail
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
though; notwithstanding; although
such; like that; that sort of; very
to pass (of time); to elapse
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to relax; to feel at home
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead