it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
feeling; sense; impression
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
in case of; at that time; at this time
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
impossible; unlikely; improbable
several years; a few years
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
willpower; energy; vitality
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
time; hour; season; time of the year
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sense of smell; olfaction
softness; gentleness; weakness
the touch of; feel of; texture
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed