with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
clicking; clopping; clacking
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster