meaning; significance; sense
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to rain incessantly; to downpour
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
recent past tense (e.g. passato prossimo in Italian); present perfect; recent past
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to take command; to give direction
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
and yet; though; when; in spite of
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent