many; much; plenty; hardly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
resentment; indignation; anger
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to be absorbed in reading
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
fear of heights; acrophobia
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
distant look; faraway look
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
war experience; experience of war; memories of war
infancy; childhood; tender age
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
one thin flat object; one sheet
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up