was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
rather; better; instead; if anything
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
living thing; living creature; animal; life
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
difference; variation; difference
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
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)
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid