to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
author; writer; novelist; artist
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
novel; story; (work of) fiction
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
imagination; supposition; guess
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice