tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
friendly relations; social relations; social life
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
that's the way it is; such is life
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to find fault with; to question
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to get one's head around; to think about
by myself; in person; by oneself
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to miss a chance; to fail to do
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
thought; consideration; thinking
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to think of; to come up with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
discovery; detection; finding
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly