to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
easy to see; easy to read; easy to understand; (arch.) easy to look at; (arch.) attractive
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to be too numerous; to be too much
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to lose sight of; to miss
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
chair; stool; post; office; position
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
imagination; supposition; guess
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares