to have a talk; to tell a story
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
there is nothing; having nothing
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to solicit; to demand; to extort
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
in search of; in order to look for
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
cloud; (the) cloud; cloud computing; cloud service; crowd
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
at the bedside where one dreams
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
smoothly; easily; readily
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to be worried; to be troubled
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend