pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
another family; another house
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to add (to); to add on; to append
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
espionage network; intelligence network
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
headache inducing; vexing
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
alliance of two countries or more under one ruler
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with