to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to breathe out; to exhale
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to need; to call for; to require
near oneself; close to one; familiar
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
considerably; fairly; quite
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
study; diligence; discount; reduction
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to invite in; to show someone in