almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(by) both oneself and others
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
template; run of the mill; formulaic
to repeat; to do over again
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
time; hour; period; class
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
speech; expression; wording; language
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
little by little; bit by bit
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
human; human-like; as a person