backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to live through; to survive
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
Bufferin (brand of buffered aspirin)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
older sister; lass; young lady
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
cooperation; collaboration
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
intelligence or information network
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
this occasion; at this time; now
one's post; place of work; workplace
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly