to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
hate; hate crime; hate speech; hate; threat
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
main section (of a magazine or journal); central portion; this magazine; our journal
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
planning; plan; project; arrangements
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete