to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
and yet; though; when; in spite of
for your information; I'm telling you
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
serious; not joking; straight
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
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 exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
composed expression; clear face
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
judicial decision made with human kindness and warmth in a fair manner
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)