hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
of no interest; not interested
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
public and private; official and personal; government and people
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
servant; manservant; menial
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
(another's) daughter; young lady
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to say; to tell; to state; to do
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
the other day; a few days ago
unexpectedly; surprisingly
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
very great; enormous; serious