stagnation; hindrance; delay
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be perturbed; to be agitated
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
water system; river system; drainage system
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
few decades; many decades; several decades
even though; despite; when
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)