sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
just because; even if; even though
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
not worth considering; out of the question
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
with a bump; with a clunk
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
groundless rumor (rumour)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
hello; good day; good afternoon
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
gesture; gesticulation; motion