to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
having not the slightest idea
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
even if not; even without
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
almost; roughly; approximately
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
primary school; elementary school; grade school
river; stream; River; the ... river
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
dry riverbed; river beach
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen