stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
formal marriage interview
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
unrequited love; one-sided love
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
several years; a few years
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment