to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
choice; selection; option
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
war; fighting; fierce competition
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to head home; to leave for home
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
ardent; passionate; vehement
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)