to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
rare (or peculiar) animal
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
while crying; tearfully; in tears
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to straighten up; to sit upright
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
aspect; phase; condition; modality