to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to stop walking; to pause
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
free time; time at leisure
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to examine; to check; to inspect
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to breathe out; to exhale
to rest one's chin in one's hands
in name only; titular; nominal
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
generation; the world; the age
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
military force; military strength
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot