bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
number of persons; personnel
to buy more; to increase one's holdings
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
natural material; natural ingredient
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
crops; agricultural produce
sale; sales; selling; marketing
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
numb; insensitive (e.g. to pain); apathetic; insensitive; indifferent
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
living together (of two people)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
progress; advance; improvement; development
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)