shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
custom; habit; customary practice
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
counter for choices, options, etc.
first meeting; first interview with
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
body and soul; mind and body
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
very young; little; childish; immature
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
number one; first; best; most; game; round
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)