towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
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)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
although I say; although one might say; although called
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
proposal; offer; request; application
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
meeting; greeting; welcome
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
exclusive; attached to; specialist
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
besides; in addition; also; moreover
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
certainly; surely; definitely
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
your body; your health; yourself; you
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
if you think about it; come to think of it
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession