too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
already; now; no longer; not any more
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means