to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
don't you think?; indicates question
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
this is why; this means; it is the case that
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
entreaty; supplication; petition
form; shape; figure; visage
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
sour look; surly face; pout
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on