wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
understood; I see; OK; present; here
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
moment by moment; hour by hour
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
bunch of flowers; bouquet
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)