minority group (party); minority
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
un-; non-; negative prefix
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to summon courage; to be brave
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to leave to one's imagination
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
settlement; solution; resolution
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)