bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
any more; any further; any better; any longer
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
practical problem; practical matter
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
impossible; unlikely; improbable
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
heir; inheritor; successor
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even though; despite; when
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side