close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
it is not (like that) either
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
older sister; elder sister
older brother; elder brother
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
this world; this life; world of the living
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
such; like that; in that way
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to torment; to torture; to harass
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
without sparing time for sleep
motive power; driving force
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
hard to control; unmanageable
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir