good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
person concerned; interested party; related party
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
time; hour; period; class
without eating or drinking
research; study; investigation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
living thing; living creature; animal; life
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
scenery; scene; landscape
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage