moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
one day; (on) a certain day
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
monetary; financial; pecuniary
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
at that time; in those days
attendance; presence; appearance
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
university student; college student
memories; recollections; reminiscence
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
Hearst (Canada); Haast; Hurst
Dannis; Deniss; Deniz; Dennis; Denys
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
feminist; man who indulges women; gentleman
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party