to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
serious; severe; grave; acute
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
discovery; detection; finding
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
confections; sweets; candy; cake
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to spread; to be propagated
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to accept (something) with thanks