neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
breath; breathing; tone; mood
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
worst-ever; history's worst
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
alone; by oneself; on one's own
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on