serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
grudge; complaint; reproach
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
murder; homicide; manslaughter
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to let out a cry; to break forth
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
journal; magazine; periodical
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
clearing one's throat; cough
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
speech; expression; wording; language
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
striking; remarkable; considerable
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse