looking on; remaining a spectator
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
within; inside of; less than
doing whatever one pleases
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
middle of the night; dead of night
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to correct oneself; to restate
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to break the silence; to break one's silence
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to be needed; to be wanted
instead; but (on the other hand)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression