to begin (doing); to start (doing)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
straight-laced person; stubborn person
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
(not) a single person; (no) one
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
courteous; decorous; polite
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
business trip; official trip
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
even though; despite; when
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
impossible; unlikely; improbable
how many people; a number of people
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
madness; craziness; insanity
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
strong-willed; strong of heart
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly