roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
every evening; night after night
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
poorhouse; almshouse; workhouse
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
belief; faith; conviction
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
corridor; hallway; passageway
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
disposal site; disposal plant
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
control; management (e.g. of a business)
grave maintenance; grave keeper
innocent; cherubic; childlike
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious