terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be able to manage somehow or other
that is to say; so that means
suffix for familiar person
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
big problem; major issue; big controversy
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary