one's manners; one's attitude
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
serious; not joking; straight
(not) even once; (not) ever
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
boy; son; baby boy; young man
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be silent; to say nothing
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
even if not; even without
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
than; from; out of; except; but; more
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least