story; tale; talk; discussion
to accept; to receive; to agree
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
while; during; while; although; all; both
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to understand (each other); to comprehend
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
drop (e.g. of water); drip
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
pregnancy; conception; gestation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
maid; helper; help; assistance
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into