speech; expression; wording; language
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
account book; register; ledger
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
abuse; misuse; perversion
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
whichever one chooses; either way
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
looking pale; looking unwell
overanxiety; needless worry
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
largest class; top category
(theatrical) fighting scene
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
phrase; phrase; strawberry
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to live; to reside; to inhabit
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when