preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
society; public; community; social studies
home; household; family; hearth
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
there is nothing; having nothing
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant