moderate; proper; just right
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly