to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
true state; actual condition; reality
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to face; to go towards; to head towards
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
comparatively high; fairly expensive
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation