significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(not) even once; (not) ever
and yet; though; when; in spite of
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
longed-for; anxiously awaited
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just