necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
many; much; plenty; hardly
I see; that's right; indeed
about; concerning; as to; regarding
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
person concerned; interested party; related party
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
in this way; thus; such; uh...
one-by-one; separately; in detail
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to continue; to keep up; to keep on