resignation; acceptance; consolation
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
too (much); overly; excessively
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life