body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to watch over; to watch attentively
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
all (there is); as long as there is
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
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.)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant