by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
24 hours; twenty-four hours
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
3rd day of the month; three days
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
older sister; lass; young lady
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door