in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
that day; the very same day
deep affection; dear; beloved
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to wash away; to rinse off
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
probability; likelihood; chances