laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
(another's) child; child; kid
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
older brother and younger sister
again; once again; yet again
near oneself; close to one; familiar
rottenness; decay; corruption
to devour; to bite to death
legend; folklore; tradition
superstition; superstitious belief
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
body and soul; mind and body
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
every evening; every night
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
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)