with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
solution; solution strategy
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
what people say; rumours; public opinion
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
severe; strict; tough; hard
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to commit a crime; to do evil
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
non-recoverable; unrecoverable; irreparable; irreversible; irretrievable
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
fresh wound; fresh bruise
frequenting; staying around
simply put; putting it simply
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
conceptualization; conceptualisation
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
(not) even once; (not) ever
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains