how long; how much; to what extent
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to repeat; to do something over again
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love