various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
present; gift; to give a present or gift
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to taste; to try (food or drink)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
of course; certainly; naturally
in the same way as; just like
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
that; the matter in question
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(not so) much; (not) very
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
together; at the same time; same; identical