inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
after that; afterwards; thereafter
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
ingenuity; resourcefulness
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
either way; in any case; one way or another
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
time; hour; period; class
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence