painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
society; the world; the times
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
than; from; out of; except; but; more
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to pick up; to find; to gather
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
list price; regular price; established price
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
business discussion; negotiation
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
piece; fragment; one (object)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal