as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to attempt; to test; to try out
cooperation; collaboration
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
many; numerous; various; large number of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to bring; to take; to bring about
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken