to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to take to task; to take it out on
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
such ... as; or some such
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
reproachful; hateful; bitter
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
one's post; place of work; workplace
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
rather; sooner; preferably
shock therapy; shock treatment
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene