by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
single word; a few words; brief comment
to talk; to chat; to chatter
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
comfort; consolation; diversion
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
reconciliation; make peace with
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
so; like this; in this way
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
patient's condition; pathology
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
results; record; grades; marks
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...