wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be filled to bursting; to burst
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
essence; true nature; substance; reality
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster