polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to fight against; to oppose; to face
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
feeling; sense; impression
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
don't worry about it; forget about it
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
cannot be compared with; no match for
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
speech; expression; wording; language
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way