it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to pick up; to find; to gather
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle