thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
summer vacation; summer holiday
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
just because; even if; even though
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
running time (e.g. of movie)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to have troubles; to have concerns
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
quickly; calmly; intently
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly