to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
accurate; correct; precise; exact
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
single word; a few words; brief comment
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to shout (in anger); to yell
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
legendary; fabled; fabulous
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
society; the world; the times
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
believable; credible; trustworthy
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to have an idea; to have a clue
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice