rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
true character; real nature
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
evening; night; nighttime
to head home; to leave for home
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to take (be in) charge of
pending question; unresolved problem
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
third day of the month; three days
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
fourth day of the month; four days
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour