regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
omen; sign; notice; indication
day by day; every day; by the day
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
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.)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
cannot be helped; unavoidable
situation; developments; outcome
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
fixed date; appointed day
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; (arch.) to become exhausted
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
day after day; day by day
emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
ill will; malice; evil intent
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
memory; sense; experience
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward