prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to grimace; to make a wry face
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
meanwhile; in the meantime
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
great war; great battle; world war
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to take (be in) charge of
world history; international history
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
war; fighting; fierce competition