mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
flaring up; bursting into flames
to flare up; to burst into flames
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
covered in mud; mud-caked
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
just one person; only one
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
decision; determination; resolution
to squeeze out; to wring out
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)