one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
long; drawn-out; very long
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
thought; consideration; thinking
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
essence; true nature; substance; reality
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
covering; protection; backing; relief
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
group; party; team; squad; section
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)