although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
back off!; leave me alone!
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this world; this life; world of the living
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
no!; no no!; no, not at all
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...