great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
single word; a few words; brief comment
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be surprised; to be astonished
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to rush over; to run up to
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
regret; repentance; remorse
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
only; merely; but; no more than