ageing; aging; senile deterioration
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
powerful person; influential person
object of avid desire; object of envy
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
residing; living; dwelling
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
leader; guide; mentor; coach
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
point in question (at issue)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
serious; severe; grave; acute
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
offense and defense; offence and defence
2nd day of the month; two days
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation