to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
consequence; outcome; result; blame
in that manner; like that
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
regret; repentance; remorse
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
because of; owing to; due to
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
though; notwithstanding; although
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
while; even though; despite
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to