main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
match; game; bout; contest
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy