to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
nothing but; except; no more than
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
by myself; in person; by oneself
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
half the body; half length
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
and yet; though; when; in spite of
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
why; how; for what reason
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
how much; how many; to what extent
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
because of; owing to; due to
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to