independence; self-reliance
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
to relax; to take it easy
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to complain; to make a complaint
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to begin drawing; to begin painting
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
one by one; one after another; successively
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
climax; peak; zenith; apex