materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
moment to quit; way to quit
prime of one's working life
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
visitor from afar; foreign visitor
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
witnessing; observing; sighting
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
second marriage; remarriage
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with