next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
rickets; boneless; spineless
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to go out and away; to leave
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
pitch dark; total darkness
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
big and round eyes; googly eyes
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
repeatedly; several times; many times
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to iron; to do the ironing
ten (long cylindrical things)