to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
how much; how many; to what extent
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
surely; certainly; without doubt
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)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
like; liking; -like; -style
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
to correct oneself; to restate
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; season; period; phase; stage
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to sniff out; to get wind of
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
sympathy; compassion; pity
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
had better ...; had better not ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)