concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
you (plural); all of you; you all
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
family; members of a family
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
naturally; of course; understandably
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
choices; alternatives; options
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit