I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
don't you think?; indicates question
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
damp; wet; soaked; humid; clammy
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
until now; so far; up to the present
to get along well together; to be close to each other
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)