important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
rather; sooner; preferably
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
one-by-one; separately; in detail
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
inside one's heart; in one's mind
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to replace; to move; to change the position of
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
decision; determination; resolution
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)