to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
depending on; dependent on
acceleration; speeding up
third stage; three stages
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
although I say; although one might say; although called
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
naturally; of course; understandably
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to be overcome with emotion
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
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)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
time axis; time basis; timeline
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
disintegration; self-destruction
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn