to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
contract; compact; agreement
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
wild rose; bramble; briar patch; obstacle; source of difficulty
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
terrible pain; terrible hardship; terrible suffering
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
instead; but (on the other hand)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
sound of voice; vocal sound
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses