serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
something like ...; something called ...
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
one's physical safety; personal security
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
at least; at most; (even) just
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
case; occasion; situation; circumstances