decision; determination; resolution
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to squeeze out; to wring out
older sister and younger brother
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
meaning; significance; sense
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...