hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to think too much; to be over-concerned
understanding person; supporter
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to read the situation; to sense the mood
and; thereupon; because of that
preference; priority; precedence
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
just one person; only one
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
failure; mistake; blunder
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
in that manner; like that
to support each other; to support one another
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
innermost depths of one's heart
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
passing the winter; hibernation
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
prohibition; inhibition; ban
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency