purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
proper; respectable; decent; honest
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
this world; this life; world of the living
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
rather; sooner; preferably
to be worried; to be troubled
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
living thing; organism; creature; biology
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to flare up; to burst into flames
irritation; annoyance; frustration
if you think about it; come to think of it
detached; aloof; indifferent
personality; character; individuality; personhood
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
such ... as; or some such
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least