fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
cooperation; collaboration
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one's long-cherished desire
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
general; popular; common; typical
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
due form; official; formality
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to have a hard time of it
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
it is not (like that) either
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
murder; killing; murderer