topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
big frame; large figure; huge body
many; numerous; various; large number of
secret; private; surreptitious
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to surround; to crowd around
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)