the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
birthday party; birthday meet-up
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
relation; connection; relevance
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to have a reason; to have an excuse
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
due form; official; formality
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
such; this sort of; like this
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
you could say; you might say; verging on the
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
preface; introduction; preamble
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
final; eventual; ultimate
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
predation; eating prey; preying upon
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to be able to manage somehow or another
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now