to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to hold fast; to protect to the end
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
one day; (on) a certain day
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to repeat; to be frequent
to find fault with; to question
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to stick it out (until the end)
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of