to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
eccentric; crank; oddball
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
story; tale; talk; discussion
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
store; shop; establishment; restaurant