all you have to do is; just; that's all
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to be needed; to be wanted
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
just because; even if; even though
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
settlement; solution; resolution
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
war; battle; match; game; competition
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
thought; consideration; thinking
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall