far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to pass (of time); to elapse
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.)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
particularly; only; in the case of
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
regret; repentance; remorse
to watch steadily; to stare
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning