in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be silent; to say nothing
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
how long; how much; to what extent
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
extremely; terrifically; super
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
read in turn; circulate a book (among friends)
and then; and so; and; so then
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
the first and second; a few
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
while; even though; despite
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)