near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
tradition; legend; folklore
no!; no no!; no, not at all
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
all; entire; whole; altogether
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(one acting as a) foster parent
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
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
treating someone like a child
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still