to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
yearned for; longed for; missed
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
special price; bargain price
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
two persons; two people; pair; couple
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
living together; coexistence
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
very much; very many; more and more
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
absence; disregard; indifference
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be lacking in options; to be too few