clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
distinction; differentiation; classification
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
(apportioning) in small amounts
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
at once; immediately; right now
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
elder sister; older female friend
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!