to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
as (for); for; in the capacity of
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
in comparison to; rather than
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
how can (one) do something
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to talk; to chat; to chatter
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need