this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
just because; even if; even though
until now; so far; up to the present
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
determination; resolution
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
stepwise; one step at a time
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
emotional wall; internal barrier
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to surround; to crowd around
for example; for instance; e.g.
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
forcibly; against one's will