voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
several times; once or twice
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
not caring; not giving a damn
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow through; to blow across
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
flowers; beautiful; spectacular