to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
small amount; bit; smidgen
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
opposite side; other side; other party
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
waste; lavish spending; dissipation
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to say no more; to sink into silence
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
surely (not); certainly (not)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
don't you think?; indicates question
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
long socks; long sox; stockings; hose
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
woollen fabric; woollen cloth