close; intimate; on good terms
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
even if not; even without
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
black kite (Milvus migrans); Inverness cape; filcher; sneak thief
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
marriage proposal; courtship
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
in deep black; in jet black
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
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