extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
one's world view; one's view of life; essay on life
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
sad; wretched; deplorable
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
river; stream; River; the ... river
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
adds force or indicates command
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
go that far; to that extent
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that is to say; so that means