to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
planning; project; plan; design
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
contradiction; inconsistency
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
grasp; catch; understanding
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)