afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to go too far; to go to excess
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
to be worn down; to be reduced
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
compelling force; legal force
blank period; window period; interregnum
this (very thing); this precisely
water's edge; beach; foreshore
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
letting (someone) die without helping
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to fall off; to tumble down
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
even though things may appear this way
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to engage in (mutual) competition
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out