consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to anticipate; to foresee
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
both hands; both arms; ten
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
irritation; annoyance; frustration
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
apparently; appears to be
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
meaning; significance; sense
to have meaning; to be meaningful
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
near; close; beside; third person
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
if one is unlucky; if one is careless