dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to happen to hear; to overhear
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to grow up; to become an adult
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
(period of) a year; during an era
to mourn over the death of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to hate; to dislike; to loathe