grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; skiing down; downhill (race)
looks; features; (personal) appearance
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to change (one's clothes)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to shake one's head (in denial)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
contradiction; inconsistency
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently