head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
difficult to ...; hard to ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
last week; the week before
nervousness; oversensitivity
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
separate; scattered; apart
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
pessimism; disappointment