to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
rather than; more ... than ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
consideration; taking into account
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to have meaning; to be meaningful
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
how many years; how long; what year
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to make an appearance; to show up
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little