to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
older sister; elder sister
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
failure; mistake; blunder
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
stature; build; height; size; physique
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
society; the world; the times
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
secret; private; surreptitious
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
direct unforked road; straight path
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody