rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be needed; to be wanted
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
manipulation of information; spin
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late