rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
living thing; living creature; animal; life
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
just the other day; quite recently
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to become better; to improve
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
close to the wall; alongside the wall
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman