indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
number of times; frequency; count
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
many; much; plenty; hardly
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to go past; to pass; to pass by
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
brilliant; bright; dazzling
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
direction of travel; direction of movement
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out