from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
imagination; supposition; guess
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to go out and away; to leave
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to dye; to colour; to color
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
not caring; not giving a damn
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
woman; female; feminine gender
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity