long time; long interval; for quite some time
effect; result; worth; use; avail
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
human intellect; knowledge
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
maid; helper; help; assistance
stepwise; one step at a time
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
worry; mental agony; heartache
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
that kind; competition; match
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower