to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to lie down; to throw oneself down
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
family happiness; household harmony
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
relation; connection; affinity
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to half-rise to one's feet
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
succession struggle; succession race
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it