to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently