antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to have a talk; to tell a story
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be ill; to suffer from
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
panacea; elixir (of life)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to let out a cry; to shout
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged