zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to run a shop; to have a shop
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
choices; alternatives; options
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
long ago; a long time ago; already
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
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
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.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(political) power; authority; influence
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
sentiment; sentimentality
rather; better; instead; if anything
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
thunderous roar; roaring sound
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to spit out; to eject; to dump
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
simple; simplified; easy; plain
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring