to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
than; from; out of; except; but; more
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to like; to love; to be fond of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
pain of love; love troubles
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to join forces; to cooperate
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
in comparison to; rather than
time; hour; period; class
perfect; complete; flawless
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to be needed; to be wanted