preference; priority; precedence
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
in that manner; like that
memory; sense; experience
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
that; the matter in question
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
independence; self-reliance
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be accepted by a university
by today; before the day is over
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
vinyl chloride; chloroethylene
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)