to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
scene; sight; scenario; setting
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to apologize; to apologise
regret; repentance; remorse
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
gossip; corner of the mouth
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky