to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have a talk; to tell a story
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point