or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
the way back; the way home; return trip
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to explain adequately; to be accountable
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to have an eye on; to zero in on
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
attendance (at school); going to school
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
living thing; organism; creature; biology
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stupid girl; stupid woman
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
love triangle; eternal triangle
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
hospitalization; hospitalisation
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
and; thereupon; because of that
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)