bedside; near one's pillow
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
evening; night; nighttime
barque (sailing ship with three or more masts); bark; bark (of a tree, etc.)
traditional (esp. fashion); trad; traditional jazz; trad jazz; Dixieland jazz
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
sympathy; compassion; pity
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
personal history; background; career
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
alone; by oneself; on one's own
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
marriageable age; chance of marriage
(someone else's) parents; both parents
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane