instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to care for someone; to look after someone
to have a talk; to tell a story
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
so; therefore; and; (and) then
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
nothing; no balls (or no strikes); count of zero; without; none at all
permission; approval; authorization; license
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
single word; a few words; brief comment
time; season; period; phase; stage
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed