earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to discuss; to talk together
little by little; bit by bit
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
reality; actuality; hard fact
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(another's) child; child; kid
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be worried; to be troubled
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
now that; since; so long as; because
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg