to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to look around; to look towards (us)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
obsession; compulsive idea
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to spend time (on doing something)
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
(opening of a) wound; cut
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to look around; to survey
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)