concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
point of compromise; common ground
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
until now; so far; up to the present
speech; expression; wording; language
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
up until now; as recently as the present
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")