certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
genuine; authentic; true; real
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
intimacy; affection; familiarity
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to make an appearance; to show up
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
in one's own way or style
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
not necessarily so; is not always true
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to torment; to torture; to harass
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...