to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
contradiction; inconsistency
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
pride; dignity; self-respect
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
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
in that manner; like that
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
explanation; interpretation
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate