reality; actuality; hard fact
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
such; like that; that sort of; very
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
silence (not speaking); muteness
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
family-oriented; familial
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
loveable; very likeable; like very much
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
memories; recollections; reminiscence
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
suddenly; all of a sudden
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint