pure; true; genuine; unmixed
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
loveable; very likeable; like very much
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
so; like this; in this way
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
foster father; adoptive father
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
to hear a rumor; to get wind of