thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
elder sister; older female friend
feeling; sense; impression
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
though; notwithstanding; although
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
family; members of a family
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
than; from; out of; except; but; more
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
together; at the same time; same; identical
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
this and that; one thing or another
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow