first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be silent; to say nothing
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
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
family; members of a family
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
(period of) a year; during an era
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
as a child; when one was a child
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)