tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to hunger for love; to starve for love
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
delusion; trick of the imagination
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
still (continuing); as ever; further
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny