extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
serious; not joking; straight
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
trauma (usu. psychological)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
remains; corpse; (dead) body
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be found; to be discovered
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
dry riverbed; river beach
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking