to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
(small) stone; rock; pebble
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
otherwise; or else; if not
in that manner; like that
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
indirection; indirectness