to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
great difference; big difference; wide margin
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to bury; to embed; to implant
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
difference; discrepancy; variation
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)