future (usually near); prospects
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
reality; actuality; hard fact
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
comfort; consolation; diversion
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
be (that) as it may; having said that
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
sympathy; compassion; pity
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
interception (email); wiretap; bug
intelligence gathering; information gathering
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
those (near the second person)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
nervousness; oversensitivity
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately