to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
please; somehow or other; one way or another
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
somehow; for some reason or other
particularly; only; in the case of