in comparison to; rather than
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
(in) his way; peculiar to him
use; utilization; utilisation; application
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
having gone too far to turn back
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance