bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
don't worry about it; forget about it
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
after a long time; for the first time in a while
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
in the future; another day; later
older sister; lass; young lady
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
absence; disregard; indifference