to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
going to and fro; back and forth
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
reset; fresh start; new beginning
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to accept; to receive; to agree
by myself; in person; by oneself
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to make merry; to be festive
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be found; to be discovered
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
so; like this; in this way
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
sanity; consciousness; soberness
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...