to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; opposition
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
convenient; handy; useful
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to scatter away; to vanish
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)