ray of hope; glimmer of hope
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
name; given name; first name
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
how long; how much; to what extent
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
reason; cause; circumstances
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
beyond this point; from now on; after this
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to spend time (on doing something)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
loveable; very likeable; like very much
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to recall; to remember; to recollect
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
otherwise; if not; or else
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
meaning; significance; sense
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson