excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
common knowledge; well-known fact
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to cease; to stop; to be over
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
this world; this life; world of the living
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
since; henceforth; ever since
question; inquiry; enquiry
to spit out; to eject; to dump
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to have a meal; to take a meal
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date