to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
again; once more; a second time
follower; attendant; valet; servant
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
while; even though; despite
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
reason; cause; circumstances
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say