man; male; masculine gender
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
imagination; supposition; guess
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to be found; to be discovered
to accept; to receive; to agree
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
(some) more; even more; longer; further
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
meaning; significance; sense
little by little; bit by bit
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively