I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be intimate with; to befriend
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
district; section; sector
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to throw into; to toss into
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation