beginning; outset; first; onset
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
besides; in addition; also; moreover
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
regret; repentance; remorse
that's the way it is; such is life
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
abstention; nonparticipation
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to have a reason; to have an excuse
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
an issue being settled; a case being closed
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
for example; for instance; e.g.
to paint (draw) a picture
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo