to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sympathy; compassion; pity
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
preference; priority; precedence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke