to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
it hasn't been long since
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
great love; passionate affair
to unfold; to unroll; to open
pregnancy; conception; gestation
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
even though; despite; when
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot