towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
please; somehow or other; one way or another
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
the world in general; society; convention
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
that is to say; so that means
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
how long; how far; how much
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
correspondence; exchange of letters
story; tale; talk; discussion
even though; despite; when
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
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)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to feel; to sense; to experience
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions