foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
late at night; at a late hour
story; tale; talk; discussion
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
just one person; only one
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
throat lozenge; cough drop
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
reconciliation; make peace with
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology