lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
until now; so far; up to the present
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
so; like this; in this way
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around