until now; so far; up to the present
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
declaration of war; proclamation of war
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
the other day; lately; recently
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sound; noise; report; note
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to redeem (from sin); to save
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin