unexpectedly; surprisingly
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
that is to say; so that means
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
older brother; elder brother
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
whereabout; about where; how much
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
future (usually near); prospects
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to despair of; to see the vanity of
the very best; excellent; superb
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
process; course; mechanism
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to be born; to come into the world
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
retort; back talk; backchat
for today; for the time being
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
dissection; autopsy; analysis
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
mistress; lover; prostitute
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
coming and going; commuting
periodic; regular; routine
(find) common (meeting) ground
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street