piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
hello; good day; good afternoon
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to gain strength; to have energy
bedside; near one's pillow
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
to pretend; to act (as if)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
settlement; solution; resolution
how many people; a number of people
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
very rich person; the super rich
patience; endurance; perseverance