proposal; offer; request; application
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
about this time; about now
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
first snow (of the season); first snowfall