it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
family; members of a family
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
story; tale; talk; discussion
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
society; the world; the times
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
blunder; slip; error; error
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
older brother; elder brother
older sister; elder sister
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
together; at the same time; same; identical
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars