to head towards; to direct one's steps to
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
troubled face; worried expression
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to beat time; to mark time
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
close; intimate; on good terms
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
successive generations; successive emperors
consequently; as a result
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
if you think about it; come to think of it
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
trend of the times; way things are going
after a long time; for the first time in a while
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
reopening; resumption; restarting
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention