humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to call each other; to call out to one another
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to move forward; to move on
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to burst open; to pop; to split
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute