increase and decrease; fluctuation
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
possession; retention; maintenance
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
head; lead; vanguard; first
best regards; please take care of; please do
intimidation; threat; bluster
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult problem; challenge
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to rock; to shake; to swing
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
if you think about it; come to think of it
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
attendant; member of an entourage or retinue or party
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits