wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
cooperation; collaboration
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ago; since; before; previous
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
both hands; both arms; ten
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying