preparations for returning (home)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
sympathy; compassion; pity
if you think about it; come to think of it
one end; an end; part; fragment
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
way (of doing); manner; method; means
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel