to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
rather; sooner; preferably
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
that day; the very same day
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
madness; craziness; insanity
to bite off; to gnaw through
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
persistence; single-mindedness
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
conversely; on the contrary
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
like this; this sort; this way
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
presence; sitting with; being with
with a friendly grin; smilingly