though; notwithstanding; although
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
older brother; elder brother
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
hand used like a sword in striking
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
silence (not speaking); muteness
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
blighted love; disappointed love
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to say no more; to sink into silence
how; in what way; by what means
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check