to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
parts; accessories; components
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
reason for being; raison d'être
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
at once; there and then; immediately
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
sense of values; values; value system
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve