romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
the very best; excellent; superb
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
such ... as; or some such
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
please; somehow or other; one way or another
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
just one person; only one
it's not like; it isn't as if
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
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.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
one day; (on) a certain day
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
in the same way as; just like
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
instead; but (on the other hand)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
loveable; very likeable; like very much