light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
considerably; greatly; a lot
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
consequence; outcome; result; blame
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
feeling; sense; impression
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
second marriage; remarriage
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
strategy meeting; council of war