approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
finding employment; getting a job
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
in accordance with; according to
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
relatively; comparatively
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
clear; precise; definite; distinct
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
high and low (social standing)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
intention; idea; inclination; wish
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.)
staying behind; remaining; residual
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)