to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
three times a day (of meals)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
calamity; disaster; misfortune
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
pair; two kinds; two ways
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
prescription (of medicine); formula