strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
sincere; earnest; serious
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
for the first time in one's life
end of the world; farthest corner of the earth
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to flare up; to burst into flames
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
change; transformation; inversion
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
bargaining chip; bargaining tool