road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
succeeding; following; trailing; next
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
traditional; customary; conventional
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be softened; to calm down
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to ask for too much; to expect too much
area; region; district; locality
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
starvation; famine; hunger
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
pending question; unresolved problem
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to like; to love; to be fond of
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
healthy; sound; wholesome
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection