to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
small restaurant; eating house
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
great laughter; burst of laughter
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to subsist; to keep on living
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to increase; to add to; to augment
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
rather; better; instead; if anything
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news