to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
incident; affair; happening; event
conviction; belief; confidence
way of talking; speaking style
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
in the same way as; just like
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
since then; from that time; ever since
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile