at a moment's notice; readily
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
so; like this; in this way
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
imagination; supposition; guess
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
like this; this sort; this way
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order