chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
for the first time in one's life
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
in the same way as; just like
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
surroundings; environs; circumference
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to one's delight; to one's joy
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
such; like that; that sort of
solitude; loneliness; isolation
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)