oppression; suppression; pressure
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
should do; ought to do; must do
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
every year; yearly; annually
at first; in the beginning; originally
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to gather; to collect; to assemble
at some point in the past; at some stage
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
hello; good day; good afternoon
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
single word; a few words; brief comment
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
depending on; dependent on
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
without; unless; have to do
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
Epistle to the Corinthians (comprising two books of the Bible)
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it