question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
fall; drop; descent; coming down
hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
witnessing; observing; sighting
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
go that far; to that extent
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
anything and everything; just about everything
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
emotional scars; mental trauma
much less; to say nothing of
(very) patient; persevering
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely