to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
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.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
conviction; belief; confidence
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
woman; female; feminine gender
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
technical book; specialized book; treatise
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
product; produce; result; fruit
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
at that time; in those days
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to die out; to become extinct
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable