tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
(not) even once; (not) ever
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
because of; owing to; due to
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
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
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
practice; practising; experience
to be perturbed; to be agitated
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...