sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be given up; to be discontinued
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
woman; female; feminine gender
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
decision; determination; resolution
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
in comparison to; rather than
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be found; to be discovered
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
whispered conversation; whispering
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
when it becomes; when it comes to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
thereupon; shortly thereafter
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)