to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to serve; to work for; to attend
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to get along well with; to make a go of it
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)