to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
hereabouts; around there; that area
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
simply put; putting it simply; in short
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
interval; break; pause; spare moment
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
at once; immediately; right now
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)