easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
proposal; proposition; suggestion
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
just because; even if; even though
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
choice; selection; option
about this time; about now
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
every person; each one; everybody
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
chance; opportunity; occasion
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like