to apologize; to apologise
such; this sort of; like this
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
no, not like that (but like this)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
foreign; abroad; overseas
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)