once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
vocal sound; tone of voice
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
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
scaling; climbing; ascending