to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
serious; severe; grave; acute
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
endurance; perseverance; patience
(very) patient; persevering
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
optimism; taking an optimistic view
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic