to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
carving; engraving; sculpture
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
distant look; faraway look
low spirits; lack of enthusiasm; lack of motivation; low voltage (e.g. circuit); low tension (e.g. current)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to sit down; to take a seat
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
because of; owing to; due to
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
chief; main; principal; important
main cause; primary factor
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
leaving everything to someone else
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
wherein; therein; thereinto
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away