indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
here and there; everywhere
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
until now; so far; up to the present
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy