to be pleased with; to be to one's liking
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to straighten up; to sit upright
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
irresistible; unstoppable; indomitable; breaking bamboo
immediately; at once; instantly
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
to pay attention; to be watchful
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
kind; sort; species; species
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be helpful; to be useful
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
assertion; declaration; affirmation