which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
sincere; earnest; serious
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
on bad terms; at loggerheads
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
that is to say; so that means
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
relatively; comparatively
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
cares; ill feeling; reserve
time; season; period; phase; stage
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
very likely; very probable
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
neighbourhood; neighborhood
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
contract; compact; agreement
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
sense of values; values; value system
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause