intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
impossible; unlikely; improbable
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
it is I who should say so
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
it hasn't been long since
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting