to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
at least; at most; (even) just
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
maintenance; preservation; improvement
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
reputation; respectability
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
head; brains; intellect; understanding
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money