to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
meaning; significance; sense
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
else; in addition; besides
fate; destiny; predestination
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
while; during; while; although; all; both
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin