bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to like; to love; to be fond of
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to pretend; to act (as if)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
even though; despite; when
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself