when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
family chart and personal history
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
university student; college student
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
(another's) daughter; young lady
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
real experience; actual observations
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
probability; likelihood; chances
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
nothing but; none other than
flight; desertion; escape
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little