fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
tendency; trend; inclination
several years; a few years
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
excursion; field trip; school trip
some people; a few people; several people
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
quiet; still; surreptitious
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
heart; guts; nerve; central part
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment