sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
in proportion to; just as much as
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to grow up; to become an adult
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
chance; opportunity; occasion
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(some) more; even more; longer; further
instead; but (on the other hand)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sunlight filtering through trees
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly