two persons; two people; pair; couple
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
such; like that; that sort of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
because of; owing to; due to
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
rather; better; instead; if anything
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
time; hour; period; class
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise