despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
not limited to; not just ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
planning; project; plan; design
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
if you think about it; come to think of it
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
woman; female; feminine gender
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is