plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
single word; a few words; brief comment
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to not believe one's ears
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
one day; (on) a certain day
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
ago; since; before; previous
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
failure; mistake; blunder
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
general; popular; common; typical
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
difference; disparity; gap
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late