good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
late at night; at a late hour
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
major progress; huge advance
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
never mind!; don't worry about it
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
matter of time; question of time
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
guardian; protector; patron; parent
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to form a group; to form a bunch