in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
in the end; at the end of the day
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to feel depressed; to be down
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
without; but if; otherwise; or else
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
common knowledge; well-known fact
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers