to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
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
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
tone (of voice); manner of talking
with these words; while saying
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth