sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to compete with; to vie for
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
accurate; correct; precise; exact
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
one-by-one; separately; in detail
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
sincere; honest; faithful
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
loving something but being very bad at it
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender