to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
with a fixed time; with a deadline
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
one end; an end; part; fragment
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
tone (of voice); manner of talking
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to knit one's brows; to frown
being startled; getting a shock
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
environment; circumstance
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be dispersed; to get separated