one day; (on) a certain day
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
comfort; consolation; diversion
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
having said that; on the other hand
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
when it becomes; when it comes to
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
interruption; suspension; break
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging