but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
isolation; being alone; being friendless
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to look around; to survey
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
grasp; catch; understanding
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
such ... as; or some such
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
scope; valid range; coverage
how long; how far; how much