declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
supreme; sublime; highest
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
number one; first; best; most; game; round
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
regret; repentance; remorse
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply