one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
face; looks; vestiges; trace
blood relationship; blood relative
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
massing (of troops); gathering
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
sad; wretched; deplorable
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
height of summer; hottest part of summer
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
trivial; not amounting to much
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
main cause; primary factor
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power