to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
environment; circumstance
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
whistle (sound made with the lips)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
prize money; monetary award; reward
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
property; fortune; assets
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become settled; to be fixed
wedded life; married life
on countless occasions; many a time
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky