lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
your husband; her husband
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
several years; a few years
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
hard worker; hardworking person
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to collect; to assemble; to gather
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery