painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
right beside; close to; nearby
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
conviction; belief; confidence
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to search for; to seek for; to look for
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to begin to walk; to set out
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
warning (e.g. for a storm); advisory