bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
now; the present time; just now; another; more
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
why; how; for what reason
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
printed edition (of a book, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
of course; certainly; naturally
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
at that time; in those days
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to be worried; to be troubled
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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)