to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
much less; to say nothing of
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
this is why; this means; it is the case that
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
at a young age; while still young
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
tool; implement; means; furniture
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit