genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
connection; link; relationship
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
maintenance; preservation; improvement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
fourth day of the month; four days
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
though; notwithstanding; although
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
immediately; right away; on the spot
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to be opposite; to face each other
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to repeat; to do something over again
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
it is I who should say so
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
early to bed early to rise
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to cause someone to worry
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
woman; female; feminine gender
state of mind; mentality; psychology
that's the way it is; such is life
physical condition; state of health
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject