play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
failure; mistake; blunder
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
originally; by nature; from the start
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
foster father; adoptive father
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
mental; spiritual; emotional
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in