to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
make no progress; remain unsettled
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
still (continuing); as ever; further
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to look away; to avert one's eyes
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
together; at the same time; same; identical
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to