cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to serve; to work for; to attend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to like; to love; to be fond of
of course; certainly; naturally
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
only; merely; but; no more than
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
conviction; belief; confidence
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation