infinite loop; closed loop
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
sad to say; how sad; alas
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
setting off (on a trip); departure
historical; traditional; historic
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
estimate (of costs); budget
nothing but; except; no more than
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to complain; to make a complaint
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing