to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to become pale; to turn pale
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
preface; introduction; preamble
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
complete stranger; total stranger