bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to mow; to reap; to harvest
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
beyond that point; after that
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
had better ...; had better not ...
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
at least; at most; (even) just
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
preface; introduction; preamble
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
at a moment's notice; readily
interference; meddling; butting in
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
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
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to shave off; to scrape off
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life