as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
else; in addition; besides
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
such; this sort of; like this
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
how; in what way; how about
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to go out and away; to leave
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
serious; severe; grave; acute
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric