to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
had better ...; had better not ...
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
joke; playfulness; kidding around
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
the way back; the way home; return trip
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
street at night; making a night journey
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
future (usually near); prospects
independence; self-reliance
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
absorption; suction; attraction
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ask a question; to ask questions
place; room; margin; scope
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not