to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
trivial; not amounting to much
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
sick person; patient; invalid
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to care for someone; to look after someone
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to explain adequately; to be accountable
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
by your leave; with your permission
proposal; proposition; suggestion
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
while; even though; despite
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station