anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to be perturbed; to be agitated
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
how many people; a number of people
one meal; one meal (a day)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
indicate reason; infers some protest
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
reproachful; hateful; bitter
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to squeeze out; to wring out