unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
society; the world; the times
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
hard worker; hardworking person
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
reconciliation; make peace with
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
cannot be compared with; no match for
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence