grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
fabrication; lie; fiction
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
violent emotion; passion; fury
to talk (a person) down; to confute
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
regarding highly; attaching importance to
beginning; outset; first; onset
(medical) doctor; physician
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
lamentation; sorrow; grief
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
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)
to be infected; to be contagious
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)