effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
addition; annexation; appendage
to need; to demand; to take; to require
consumption; expenditure; spending
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
root; source; origin; cause
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to succeed; to bear fruit
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
convenient; handy; useful
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to cease; to stop; to be over