pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
but; however; provided that
last years of one's life; very late in one's life
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
one's later years; final years (in life)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits