to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
had better ...; had better not ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
nothing but; except; no more than
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in accordance with; according to
to come and go; to go back and forth
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
distinctive; characteristic
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
inside; interior; inner part
front; frontage; facade; main
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
five (long cylindrical things)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances