trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
don't you think?; indicates question
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
two persons; two people; pair; couple
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
while; during; while; although; all; both
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
accurate; correct; precise; exact
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
dealing with; coping with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish