to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
late at night; at a late hour
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
reality; actuality; hard fact
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to become completely chilled
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to be transparent; to show through