only; merely; but; no more than
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to turn against; to become an enemy
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
connection; link; relationship
(not) even once; (not) ever
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
nice; likeable; desirable
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to see through; to see the true nature of something
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
timewise; temporal; chronal
monetary; financial; pecuniary