very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
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.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
some people; a few people; several people
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to make a lasting impression
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage