any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
considerably; fairly; quite
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
feeling; sense; impression
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
unrequited love; one-sided love
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
all present; all concerned; all of us
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like