dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
quarrel; dispute; argument
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to turn towards; to point
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(some) more; even more; longer; further
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to detain; to check; to restrain
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
inside one's heart; in one's mind
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
Christmas Eve; holy night
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)