to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to jar; to creak; to grate
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to walk in on; to tread upon
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
ability; capability; skill
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
people; citizens; subjects; folk
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to sigh; to breathe a sigh