independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
pointing out; identification
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to shake off; to throw off
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
class; heading; group; category
to happen to have on hand or in stock
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to feel oneself indebted to
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
(period of) a year; during an era
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms