absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to get accustomed to using
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
slowly and quietly; smoothly
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate