to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
headquarters; head office; main office
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate