-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
female friend; woman friend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
memories; recollections; reminiscence
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
rather; sooner; preferably
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
unrequited love; one-sided love
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
reality; actuality; hard fact
than; from; out of; except; but; more
imagination; supposition; guess
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)