violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(a place) out of one's reach
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
any more; any further; any better; any longer
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to put one's strength into
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
older brother; elder brother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
moment; brief space of time