preparatory phase; preparatory period
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
in good health; alive and well; going strong
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
in the end; at the end of the day
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
timewise; temporal; chronal
at the meeting; on the occasion
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
doctors; teachers; lawyers
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
4th day of the month; four days
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
changing completely; transformation
to become locked; to lock
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle