crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
article; news story; report; account
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
just you wait and see (as a threat)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
child; childish person; immature person
reform; reformation; reorganization
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to commit a crime; to do evil
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that