almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
superb view; picturesque scenery
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
school building; schoolhouse
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to recall; to remember; to recollect
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to take a breath; to take a short rest
back (of a chair); backrest
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to make an appearance; to show up
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic