disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
two persons; two people; pair; couple
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
to make use of; to lend money
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely