diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
big frame; large figure; huge body
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
quickly; calmly; intently
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
family structure; family composition; family makeup
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
how many years; how long; what year
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to thrust down; to push off
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
depending on; dependent on
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark