life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
intuition; instinct; hunch
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
had better ...; had better not ...
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
as expected; as predicted
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
willpower; energy; vitality
untouched; unused; intact
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to comfort; to console; to amuse
sympathy; compassion; pity
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
certain evidence; definite evidence
lightly; easily; carelessly
joints; points (of a speech)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent