stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
for the first time in one's life
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
don't you think?; indicates question
company president; manager; director
in person; personally; directly
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)