affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
long ago; a long time ago; already
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to be pleased with; to suit
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to become dim; to become blurred
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
that; the matter in question
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to distribute; to hand out
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to thrust before; to thrust at
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over