burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
personal; individual; private
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
the reverse; other side; lining
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to breathe out; to exhale
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
in person; personally; directly
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
I see; that's right; indeed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows