to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
confections; sweets; candy; cake
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to watch over; to watch attentively
older sister; elder sister
to unfold; to unroll; to open
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
area of holiday homes; area of villas
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response