the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
decision; determination; resolution
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
that; the matter in question
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
originally; by nature; from the start
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
settlement; solution; resolution
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
instead; but (on the other hand)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me