whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
society; the world; the times
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
(period of) a year; during an era
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(written) contract; agreement
suffix for familiar person
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
study; diligence; discount; reduction
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
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
solution; solution strategy
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
even if not; even without
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)