fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
trauma (usu. psychological)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
the lower classes; the common people
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how long; how much; to what extent
way; method; means; resource; course
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to throw into; to toss into
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)