to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health