to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
that's a different matter; that's a different story
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
considerably; fairly; quite
honorific/polite/humble prefix
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
proposal; proposition; suggestion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to spend time (on doing something)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to lie down; to throw oneself down
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to like; to love; to be fond of
don't you think?; indicates question
many; much; plenty; hardly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
how long; how much; to what extent
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
anything and everything; just about everything