hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
surroundings; environs; circumference
contest; comparison; competition
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
though; even if; whether ... or ...
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
while; even though; despite
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
how many months?; how long?
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
never mind!; don't worry about it
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
all you want; as much as one wants
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
railway bridge; iron bridge