if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
position; job; employment; opening
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to make a lasting impression
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap