to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
fifth day of the month; five days
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
commencing with; including
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
sublime; noble; high-minded
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
interest; rights; concession
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
because; for; the reason why is ...
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
ancestor; forefather; foremother
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
first generation; founder
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue