forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
rather; sooner; preferably
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
calamity; disaster; misfortune
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
this world; this life; world of the living
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
at least; at most; (even) just