to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
true character; true heart; true spirit
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
role of the villain; the bad guy
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
rather than; more ... than ...
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
even if; even though; although one might say; although called