first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
near; close; beside; third person
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
regret; repentance; remorse
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
breath; breathing; tone; mood
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently