otherwise; if not; or else
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be needed; to be wanted
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
how; in what way; how about
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
job hunting; job searching
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
time; season; period; phase; stage
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
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
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to pass (of time); to elapse
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
originally; by nature; from the start
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
how many years; how long; what year