reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
not necessarily so; is not always true
stealthily; secretly; in secret
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
aging; wearing out; deterioration
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
sentiment; sentimentality
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
declaration; proclamation; announcement
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
within; inside of; less than
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to approach; to draw near
to cease; to stop; to be over
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
hostility; animosity; enmity
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
third (base, baseman, gear)
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
main question; real issue at hand