necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to raise one's voice; to shout
really; truly; indeed; good grief
how; in what way; how about; questionable
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to check; to stop; to keep back
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances