good luck; fortune; happiness
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indeed; really; truly; very much
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally