(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
until now; so far; up to the present
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
time; hour; period; class
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
meaning; significance; sense
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
no, not like that (but like this)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss