easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be surprised; to be astonished
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
such; like that; that sort of; very
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
number one; first; best; most; game; round
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
very popular; highly favoured
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)