it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to sustain a serious wound
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
declaration; proclamation; announcement
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
on bad terms; at loggerheads
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
plural; multiple; plural (number)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
feminine; womanly; female
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
charming; fascinating; attractive
welcome; (warm) reception
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success