to find out; to discover; to locate
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
for the first time in one's life
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
preliminary step; first step
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
future (usually near); prospects
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
unique; peculiar; special
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
dominant person; preeminent person; strongest contender; far right wing; right-wing extremist; radical right wing
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
preliminary arrangements; spade work
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected