to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
these days; nowadays; recently
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
considerably; greatly; a lot
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
how; in what way; how about
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
novel; original; new; innovative
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap