to backfire; to have a harmful result
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
one thin flat object; one sheet
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
image; figure; figure; form; image
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
large amount of money; great cost
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to say; to tell; to state; to do
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
himself; yourself; herself
honor; honour; credit; prestige
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
so; like this; in this way
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
human being; human; person; character (of a person)