why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
festival; feast; carnival
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
otherwise; if not; or else
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
battlefield; battleground
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
image; figure; figure; form; image
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post