difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
of course; certainly; naturally
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
going around; patrol; round; tour
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
first generation; founder
origin; source; beginning; starting point
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to be forward; to be impertinent
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
calamity; disaster; accident
descendant; posterity; offspring