stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
many; numerous; various; large number of
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
striking; remarkable; considerable
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
story; tale; talk; discussion
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
final; eventual; ultimate
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
everything; anything; nothing
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach