unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
shyness; bashfulness; shame
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to yearn for; to pine for
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
launcher; (application) launcher
right under; directly below; right beneath
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
no way to do; nothing can be done
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to complete decisively; to do to completion
older sister; elder sister
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
what date?; what's the date?; when?
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone