confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
in this way; thus; such; uh...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
thereupon; shortly thereafter
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to face on; to look out on to
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
number of times; frequency; count
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour