to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
one's real father; natural father; biological father
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
distribution channel; channel of distribution
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
tone (of voice); manner of talking
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to feel sick; to be nauseated
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to overdo; to do too much
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
meaning; significance; sense
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to talk (a person) down; to confute
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)