to increase; to add to; to augment
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
decision; determination; resolution
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
only; merely; but; no more than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
at once; immediately; right now
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)