as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
manly; masculine; like a man
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
after a long time; for the first time in a while
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
female friend; woman friend
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to like; to love; to be fond of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...