pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
ten; 10; ten years of age
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to give an impression; to make an impression
authenticity; credibility
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
last week; the week before
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
with a friendly grin; smilingly
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
close; intimate; on good terms
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend