pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
periodic; regular; routine
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
for lack of anything better to do
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
to say; to be called; to do
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
simply; merely; only; solely
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
resentment; indignation; anger
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to let out a cry; to break forth
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so