sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
welcome; (warm) reception
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)
even though; despite; when
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)