truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me