food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
blighted love; disappointed love
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to concern; to be related
environment; circumstance
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
society; the world; the times
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
support; backing; patronage
to lie down; to throw oneself down
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
proposal; offer; request; application
to accept; to receive; to agree
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
very young; little; childish; immature
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly