weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
stale; hackneyed; cliched
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
time; hour; period; class
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least