deep affection; dear; beloved
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
older brother; elder brother
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
timewasting; killing time
to tighten; to press hard
step; stride; counter for steps
stepping back; drawing back
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
on the occasion of; at the time of
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
station square; station plaza
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
preparations for a journey
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)