to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to serve; to work for; to attend
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
emotional scars; mental trauma
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
single word; a few words; brief comment
(historic) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
victim; injured party; sufferer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
simply; merely; only; solely