not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
ago; since; before; previous
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
trauma (usu. psychological)
first match (in a series)
to worry about the future
being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
much less; to say nothing of
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
in one's own way or style
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward