to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to rain incessantly; to downpour
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
decapitation; decapitated head
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
that's the way it is; such is life
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
at once; immediately; right now
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
coming and going; commuting
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
no, not like that (but like this)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)