solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to mind; to care; to worry
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
for a while; for some time; for a period
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
how; in what way; by what means
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
direct control; direct supervision
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt