I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be the ruin of (a person)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
myself; yourself; I; me; you
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to have an idea; to have a clue
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
failure; mistake; blunder
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
suffix for familiar person
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet