painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to smile (at); to grin (at)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
don't you think?; indicates question
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
in this way; thus; such; uh...
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
single word; a few words; brief comment
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly