(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to detain; to check; to restrain
only; merely; but; no more than
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to tighten; to press hard
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
originally; by nature; from the start
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
good correspondent; ready writer
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)