with the exception of; excepting; excluding
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
preparations for returning (home)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
time; hour; period; class
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
considerably; fairly; quite
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
trauma (usu. psychological)
curse; spell; malediction
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to some extent; to a certain extent
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean