while; even though; despite
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
for the first time in one's life
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
if so; in that case; in that situation
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
beginning; clue; starting point
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
minimum; at the very least
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
100,000,000; one hundred million
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
reading too much into things
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
jokingly; in the form of a joke
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem