I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to collect; to assemble; to gather
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
alone; by oneself; on one's own
together; at the same time; same; identical
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with