various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to attempt; to test; to try out
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
rather; better; instead; if anything
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
big leakage; uncontained leak
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
don't you think?; indicates question
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
after that; afterwards; thereafter
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
surely; certainly; without doubt
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
so; like this; in this way