alone; by oneself; on one's own
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
ten; 10; ten years of age
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
rather; better; instead; if anything
beginning; outset; first; onset
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
while; during; while; although; all; both
main street; avenue; boulevard
back street; back alley; off-street
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound