deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
adoption; selection; choice
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
curse; spell; malediction
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
living; lifestyle; living room
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
older brother; elder brother
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be too numerous; to be too much
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken