by all means; by all costs
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
sincere; honest; faithful
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
ago; since; before; previous
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
relatively; comparatively
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
and; thereupon; because of that
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
between times; when there's a spare moment
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
simply; merely; only; solely
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
much less; to say nothing of
centre of attention; center of attention
no exception; without exception; always the same