to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
beginning; outset; first; onset
unfairness; injustice; partiality
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
family; members of a family
anything and everything; just about everything
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to paint (draw) a picture
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to pass (of time); to elapse
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
accumulation; accumulate; store
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to torment; to torture; to harass
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with