retreating figure; appearance from behind
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
something like ...; something called ...
distinction; discrimination
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
until now; so far; up to the present
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
report; notification; registration
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
if so; in that case; in that situation
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
sunlight; rays of the Sun