trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
discovery; detection; finding
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
chief; main; principal; important
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
this and that; various things
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
border (between countries); national border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wide difference; a world of difference
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
animal husbandry; livestock industry
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
function; facility; faculty; feature
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness