to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to fight against; to oppose; to face
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to spend time (on doing something)
unprocessed; raw; unfinished
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
rising; ascending; climbing
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic; understood only by oneself
natural light; unpolarized light
to shed light; to cast light
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
house where one was born; one's parents' house
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot