to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
only; merely; but; no more than
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
memory; sense; experience
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
study group; study meeting
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
student (esp. a university student)
time; season; period; phase; stage
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
area; region; district; locality
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
else; in addition; besides
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real