suffix for familiar person
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
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
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
scene; spectacle; sight; view
whispering into a person's ear
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to make merry; to be festive
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
and yet; though; when; in spite of
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
busy; having no (free) time
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
gamebook; choose your own adventure book