cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
solitude; loneliness; isolation
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to become fraught with emotion
at first; in the beginning; originally
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
I see; that's right; indeed
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to show up; to appear; to turn up
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
such; like that; that sort of; very