seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
there is nothing; having nothing
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
scenery; scene; landscape
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
port city; harbour city; harbor city
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
chapter one; first chapter
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
marriage ceremony; wedding
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
several years; a few years
melancholy; gloom; depression