desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp
polite; respectful; reverent
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
health; healthy; sound; fit
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
half-hitch; half knot; slipknot
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
every year; yearly; annually
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
breath; breathing; tone; mood
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
reconciliation; make peace with
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
theatre; theater; playhouse
cosmetics; toilet articles
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
shop; small store; business; firm
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension