permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
one of these days; someday; one day
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
no, not like that (but like this)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to say; to tell; to state; to do
feelings; thoughts; meaning
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
surrounding at a distance
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)