to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
guardian; protector; patron; parent
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to put one's life on the line
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
mental illness; emotional disorder
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
explanation; interpretation
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge