remote past; far ago; time immemorial
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
that; the matter in question
ceiling; sealing (compound, act of, etc.)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
function; facility; faculty; feature
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to pile up; to accumulate
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
with a momentary flash of light
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)