desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(period of) a year; during an era
study; diligence; discount; reduction
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
thicket; coppice; brushwood
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to slap; to strike; to spank
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
in proportion to; just as much as
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
mental; spiritual; emotional
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements