to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to accept; to receive; to agree
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to like; to love; to be fond of
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
overconfident; presumptuous
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
for today; for the time being
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
at first; in the beginning; originally
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
frequency (of occurrence)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to cause someone to worry
older sister; lass; young lady
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?