loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
how many years; how long; what year
rather; sooner; preferably
to spit out; to eject; to dump
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
reason; cause; circumstances
already; now; no longer; not any more
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
news; word; tidings; omen
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
inheritance; something given or received
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to fulfill one's responsibilities
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than