lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to subsist; to keep on living
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
how; in what way; how about
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
then; well; so; well then
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol