painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
results; record; grades; marks
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to increase; to add to; to augment
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
memories; recollections; reminiscence
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to crouch; to squat; to cower
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
imagination; supposition; guess
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
failure; mistake; blunder
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
no matter how much time passes
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
essence; true nature; substance; reality
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely