important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
bathing; going in the bath
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
as you see; as you can see
this side; in the forefront
built-in; fixed; attached
manners; behavior; behaviour
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to watch steadily; to stare
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever
comparatively; relatively
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
atonement; redemption; compensation