declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
declaration; proclamation; announcement
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
long time; long interval; for quite some time
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
tendency; trend; inclination
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
how long; how much; to what extent
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
maid; helper; help; assistance
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
brand items; brand-name goods
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
without; but if; otherwise; or else
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)