mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to accept; to receive; to agree
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
choice; selection; option
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
much less; to say nothing of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
if you think about it; come to think of it
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
existence; being; presence
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor