shopping; purchased goods
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); (lit.) to be tied by the red string (of fate)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom