target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
difficult to ...; hard to ...
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
yearned for; longed for; missed
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
without cause; without reason
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
one's house; one's home; one's family
security; stability; safety; peace
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
completion; perfection; accomplishment
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
environment; surroundings; circumstances
maintenance; preservation; improvement
large amount of money; great cost
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
marriage fraud; fake marriage