to be intimate with; to befriend
naivete; simplicity; innocence
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to pass (of time); to elapse
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to show up; to appear; to turn up
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Merrill; Meril; Merill; Merril; Meryl
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to