painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to take a breath; to take a short rest
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
notice; attention; observation
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
something like ...; something called ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
by means of; due to; because of; according to