attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
simply; merely; only; solely
to approach; to draw near
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
tear gland; lacrimal gland
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
after a long time; for the first time in a while
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to some extent; to a certain extent
together; at the same time; same; identical
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
at least; at most; (even) just
self-consciousness; self-awareness
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently