treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
odd couple; incongruous couple
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
tone (of voice); manner of talking
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to collapse into; to flop onto
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
way; method; means; resource; course
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
outward; superficial; external; apparent
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to be needed; to be wanted
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder