strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
great physical power; animal strength
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
had better ...; had better not ...
just because; even if; even though
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune