injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
management; administration; operation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
that; the matter in question
how long; how much; to what extent
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
being bad at communication; being unsociable
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
such; this sort of; like this
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to spend time (on doing something)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)