to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
for example; for instance; e.g.
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to bring; to take; to bring about
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
changing one's academic course
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
outpatient care; ambulatory care
to have a talk; to tell a story
secret; private; surreptitious
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
nothing but; none other than
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon