to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
woman; female; feminine gender
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
form; shape; figure; visage
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
method; process; manner; way; means; technique