to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
surroundings; environs; circumference
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
that; the matter in question
beginning; outset; first; onset
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
together; at the same time; same; identical
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit