very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to be excited; to be elated
single word; a few words; brief comment
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
away from home; while travelling
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
sick person; patient; invalid
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to stick it out (until the end)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
in name only; titular; nominal
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
small-minded person; person lacking in character
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to lecture; to give a lesson
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
outward appearance; looks
to grow old; to weaken with age; to become senile
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to project; to stick out; to stand out
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to get slightly dirty (all over)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful