blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
even if not; even without
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
family; members of a family
pointing out; identification
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
meaning; significance; sense
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
in advance; beforehand; previously
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to be embarrassed; to lose face
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
at once; immediately; right now
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
future; possible; potential; prospective
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
by myself; in person; by oneself
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
father; dad; husband; you; he
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime