to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
older brother and younger sister
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
without trouble; easily; readily
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
the opposite sex; isomerism
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
perfect; complete; flawless
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
just because; even if; even though
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious