child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be surprised; to be astonished
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
menial; meanness; servility; abject
at first; in the beginning; originally
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
lately; recently; nowadays
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
number one; first; best; most; game; round
source of worry; source of distress
besides; in addition; also; moreover
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that