connection; link; relationship
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to do for (the sake of someone else)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
threat; intimidation; menace
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
how many people; a number of people
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
general idea; concept; notion
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to keep away; to keep at a distance
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents