admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
older sister; elder sister
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
around the clock; day and night
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two persons; two people; pair; couple
what kind of; what sort of; what
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
beginning; outset; first; onset
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
with a friendly grin; smilingly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now