in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
stepping back; drawing back
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to hide; to keep to oneself
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
minimum; at the very least
to figure out; to get an idea
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
still; as yet; as it has been