-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
woman; female; feminine gender
meaning; significance; sense
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
of course; certainly; naturally
just because; even if; even though
how; in what way; how about
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works