else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to take command; to give direction
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
will not do; do not; does not
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
rest; break; recess; intermission
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
breath; breathing; tone; mood
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years