to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(turned out) all right in the end
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
beginning; outset; first; onset
(necessary) personnel; required person
results; record; grades; marks
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
family; members of a family
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
father; dad; husband; you; he
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
trivial; not amounting to much
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly