negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
instant; moment; for an instant
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
dull sound; muffled sound
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to gather; to collect; to assemble
being too late; losing one's final chance
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
optimist; easy-going person
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)