time; hour; period; class
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
in good health; alive and well; going strong
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
older sister; lass; young lady
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
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
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience