he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
about the same; about equal to; close match
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
impossible; unlikely; improbable
almost every day; almost daily
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation