bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
all; entire; whole; altogether
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
because of; owing to; due to
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
established practice; custom
every year; yearly; annually
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted