labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
mental; spiritual; emotional
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
impression; strong belief; conviction
endless; boundless; everlasting
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
(not) so much; (not) that much
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to give directions; to issue instructions
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
and; thereupon; because of that
memory; sense; experience
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)