eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
difficult to ...; hard to ...
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
so; like this; in this way
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
beginning; outset; first; onset
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly