reliance; trust; faith; confidence
price; cost; value; worth; value
living thing; living creature; animal; life
and yet; though; when; in spite of
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
few decades; many decades; several decades
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible