separation; farewell; parting
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
while alive; during one's lifetime
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
many; much; plenty; hardly
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to